DEFINITION
Average
fertilizer use (
kg per ha of cropland 2000).
Fertilizer use, kilograms per hectare, is calculated by WRI by dividing the total fertilizer consumption, measured in kilograms of plant nutrient, by the total hectares of
arable and permanent cropland. The measure of fertilizer consumption is an aggregate of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilizers. The
Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects data on
fertilizer use through surveys distributed to participating governments. In addition, the Ad Hoc Working Party on Fertilizer Statistics works to improve
geographic coverage of the data. Hectares of
arable and permanent cropland are determined through a variety of means, including self-reporting from governments and FAO estimation methods.
DEFINITION: Average
fertilizer use (
kg per ha of cropland 2000).
Fertilizer use, kilograms per hectare, is calculated by WRI by dividing the total fertilizer consumption, measured in kilograms of plant nutrient, by the total hectares of
arable and permanent cropland. The measure of fertilizer consumption is an aggregate of nitrogenous, phosphate and potash fertilizers. The
Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects data on
fertilizer use through surveys distributed to participating governments. In addition, the Ad Hoc Working Party on Fertilizer Statistics works to improve
geographic coverage of the data. Hectares of
arable and permanent cropland are determined through a variety of means, including self-reporting from governments and FAO estimation methods.
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